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And we've got to do is restore the credibility
of the United States. Senator any
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closer char touted herself as
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a lawmaker who gets things done and courting
to Vanderbilt University in Tennessee
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last Congress I was the most
effective Democrat in the u.s.
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Senate and 15 metrics Bernie and Elizabeth
were in the bottom half she also noted
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that she backs lifting the u.s.
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Trade embargo on Cuba they like America
they want to be entrepreneurs and the way
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that we embrace them and not the socialist
regime is by opening up Cuba and
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starting to do business with them former
Vice President Joe Biden leads in the
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polls ahead of Saturday's vote
after the debate Peter put
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a judge's campaign canceled 3 private
fundraisers in South Florida planned for
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Wednesday they cite illness as the reason
for the cancellations global cases of the
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coronavirus have passed 80000 cases u.s.
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Military officials in South Korea
confirmed Wednesday the 1st infection of
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a service member the military says the
23 year old soldier is stationed at Camp
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Carroll a u.s.
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Army base near Daegu the epicenter of
the outbreak in Korea this is v.o.a.
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News Hong Kong's government is proposing
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a nearly $1300.00 cash handout for each
resident over 18 years old the money is to
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help alleviate hardships brought on by the
spreading viral outbreak and prolonged
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political protests. Parts of northern Italy
are on lockdown following an outbreak
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of the corona virus with at least 7 deaths
in the region as Europe struggles to
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contain coronavirus outbreaks and
religious ritual reports for v.o.a.
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From London northern Italy is the epicenter
of Europe's corona virus outbreak in
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the regions of Lombardi and Benito several
small towns have been put on lockdown
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and 50000 people have been told to stay
at home box with new cases reported in
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other it's highly in regions and in Spain
and Switzerland health authorities are
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struggling to contain the virus Iran is
one of the worst affected nations outside
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China with hundreds of
infections and more than
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a dozen confirmed deaths South Korea
is also badly hit and the u.s.
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Government has advised against all
nonessential travel there Henry Ridgwell view
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a news London a strong 5.9
magnitude earthquake hit
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a remote part of eastern Indonesia
Wednesday but there was no tsunami warning
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police say a bus plunged into
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a river in western India Wednesday
killing at least 24 people from
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a wedding party the driver lost control of
the bus after one of the vehicles tires
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burst as it was travelling on
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a highway 5 survivors are being treated
for injuries. India's prime minister is
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appealing for calm after 3 days
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a deadly clashes between Hindus and
Muslims in the capital after those
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clashes left at least $23.00 people dead
and more than $200.00 injured the rioting
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coincided with a visit by u.s.
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President Donald Trump to India the
clashes erupted between supporters and
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opponents of
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a new citizenship law but quickly deteriorated
into communal rioting armed police
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patrol the area Wednesday doctor said those
who died had gunshot and stab wounds or
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head injuries incurred from jumping from
Heights probably to escape rampaging mobs
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armed with stones iron rods and even guns
the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos on
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Wednesday staged
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a general strike people are protesting
against the construction of new migrant
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camps for
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a 2nd day protesters on Lesbos faced off
against riot police close to the site of
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a planned camp for up to $7000.00 people
small groups of protesters threw stones at
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the police who responded with tear gas
and flash grenades. This is video in
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a News I'm Diane Roberts.
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This is Africa news tonight on The
Voice of America. Good evening and
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welcome to Africa news tonight from the
English to Africa Service of their Voice of
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America your source for Pen Africa News
and World developments I'm Jason the
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thinking in Washington coming up. The
absolute number of people living in poverty
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on the continent has been increasing since
2013 owing him talk to high population
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growth rates that number has now reached
428000000 people. Africa. So has the
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highest prevalence of hunger the 22800000
people severely food insecure many of
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whom have to go to bed hungry
that's Ameena Mohammed the u.n.
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Deputed deputy secretary general saying
Africa must do more to fight poverty and
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hunger We'll have that story and much
more so stay with us on Africa news to.
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Our top story this hour parts of northern
Italy are on lockdown following an
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outbreak of the coronavirus or Cove it 19
as it's now known with at least 7 deaths
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in the region
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a sudden outbreaks in recent days from
South Korea to Iran to Italy have raised
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fears that the virus which originated in
China will spread even further around the
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world a new report warns
that Southeast Asian and
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a subsaharan African economies could be
badly hit even if there are no outbreaks
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there Henry Ridgwell reports from London
northern Italy is the epicenter of
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Europe's corona virus outbreak in the
regions of long buddy and Benito several
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small towns have been put on lockdown and
50000 people have been told to stay at
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home supermarket shelves are empty ing
of basic goods even in big cities like
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mainland prime minister Seppi Conte citizens
to heed government advice to the south
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you miss it he said this discomfort and
sacrifice which fund now is intended for 14
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days I hope will prove to be effective to
contain the spread of the virus bots with
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new cases reported in the Italian regions
and in Spain and Switzerland health
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authorities are struggling to contain
the virus virologist Dr still costs of
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Britain's University of North Korea says
it's vital people do all they can to stop
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it spread the containment procedure. As
though to effectively dampen down the
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intensity of transmission and stretch it
out so to prevent an overload in health
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care settings Iran is one of the worst
affected nations outside China with hundreds
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of infections and more than
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a dozen confirmed deaths South Korea
is also badly hit and the u.s.
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Government has advised against all
nonessential travel there in China where the
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virus 1st appeared in late December
infections have topped 77000 with more than 2
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and
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a half 1000 deaths again Dr stir your smarts
just the window of opportunity for stopping
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this disease from becoming
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a pandemic is narrowing very fast when the
entire community at the moment has come
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to supporting various will
eventually develop into
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a pandemic However I have to point out
that in the past we've had similar fears
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what has happened is that viruses just
died down dire where the global economic
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cost could hit 360
$1000000000.00 according to
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a report from the Overseas
Development Institute or o.d.i.
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Which warns sub-Saharan Africa stands to
lose $4000000000.00 in export revenue
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oil and copper prices are sharply down and
big exporters to China such as Angola
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are suffering the o.d.i.
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Says Sri Lanka Vietnam and the Philippines
will be worst its Sherrilyn raga is
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co-author of the report everybody is looking
back at the size and bout in 2003 but
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of course if we look back China is now 4
times bigger than the judging that I'm off
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on the SARS outbreak and it's more connect
that there are now to global value
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chains and manufacturing sector
scientists are racing to produce
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a vaccine for the virus with the 1st human
trial scheduled for April by then the
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covert 19 How break could be
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a full pandemic with serious consequences
for not. Still health systems and the
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global economy and we reach
Well the viewing News London.
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Police say they killed $22.00 arms quote
evildoers and quote in clashes outside
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Bujumbura and claims the group was
planning to use the lead up to the May
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presidential election as
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a distraction 2 members of the police
force were killed and 6 attackers were
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captured Police say residents tips them
off that gunmen were hiding in coffee
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plantations in neon district but the
Associated Press cited local sources as saying
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at least 12 people were actually executed
Sunday in New York after being arrested
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by police and a ruling party youth
group the election in May will choose
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a successor to president's
Pir the current Zs
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a former rebel leader who has helped power
since 2005 the previous election in 2015
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was marred by deadly unrest amid widespread
protests against President increases
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ultimately successful pursuit of another
term dozens of activists and dissidents
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have since been arrested killed
or have fled the country.
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A United Nations official has visited
Zimbabwe and urged African governments to do
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more to reach the 2030 sustainable
development goals Columbus my vulgar reports
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from the resort town of Victoria
Falls where the un is holding
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a forum on sustainable development that
Italy ordered what I don't want to say is
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poverty and hunger or he
thinks of when you x.
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Up it has been like that since you dropped
out of school after his father died and
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isn't what escaped the poverty cycle and
you need to did it 2 years Yeah but as you
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mentioned you know pointing trees fall
I don't want to say this I only have 2
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chickens that's all I have if you want to
give me something and you want it cannot
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hold I have to say and of myself I
do not even have Edison or there's
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a hunger here as we have to buy food from
shops if you plunder gropes son bends
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them or excessive rains destroy the plans
I wish the old man that's present in
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Muslim and we can come in and out
10 him to create opportunities for
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employment at the moment they the
us government officials giving jobs
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to those that are close to them if there
were many employment opportunities that
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would not be
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a problem but that would thing he said
sitting next to his bedroom made off
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poles and it is
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a is is consent of the building will fall
on him one day because it has been of
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aiming
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a lot lately and the mud is speeding but
as an innocent Managua save his government
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was making strides in fighting poverty and
hunger in Zimbabwe him by investing in
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it innumerable images.
Or. How far back the
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African continent contributes least
to climate change yet it is the most
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severely affected continent mitigation of
climate change must be purged are used
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game it is that here as evidenced
by the droughts that ravaging
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our continent in southern Africa we
experienced the roof of climate change
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through sector loans die in the
kind of last year 29000 as well as
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the recurring droughts
for us Susan Bradley.
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Fleischer said the United Nations sees
that occurring trials and the collapsing
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economy evidence outed in more than half
over some public school pollution being
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food insecure weapons and the
meeting in Victoria Falls
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a minimal Ahmed the
United Nations deputy 6
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a general seed Africa had to do more
to fight poverty and hunger the
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absolute number of people living in poverty
on the continent has been increasing
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since 2013 owing in part to high population
growth rates that number has now
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reached 428000000 people. Africa also has
the highest prevalence of hunger with
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22800000 people severely food insecure many
of whom have to go to bed hungry moment
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to Media Player to do more grunt less
such problems in the Tour de Force or the
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smugglers border with Zambia and the secret.
Of the Africa that is not for our own
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sustainable development she said he'd
she was also concerned about gender
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inequality income inequality and.
A bit of you with unemployment in
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Africa for people of color
more in all without
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a job loss of drinking water or
facilities he made one day smile
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for more that some people send about
his plight but the UN's action taken
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soon almost
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a mile from viewing was force. Former
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Egyptian President Hosni
Mubarak today was honored with
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a military funeral that focused on the
former fighter pilots career in the
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country's armed forces Mubarak who ruled
from 1981 until he was ousted in the Arab
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Spring protests of. 2011 died yesterday in
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a Cairo hospital Egyptian television
stations aired Mubarak's state funeral which
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current presidents up the Fattal Sisi
and other senior leaders attended while
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Mubarak was known as a
dictator who crushed
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a sense he also maintains peace with
Israel and build strong relationships with
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several Western governments including the
United States after his ouster Mubarak
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was jailed for his role in the deaths of
hundreds of Arab Spring protesters but he
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was freed in 2017 after the
convictions were overturned following
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a fellow general all cc's rise
to power. And in Uganda another
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activist has been killed as Ugandan police
faced off with supporters of opposition
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leader Bobby wine's people power group
several others were injured during the
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scuffle Catherine Lumby reports from Kampala
youthful done chain it was among the
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supporters of the people Paul appreciate
group gathered along the highway none
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Sanaa a couple a suburb chanting people
past Logan's as they waited to catch
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a glimpse of their leader
presidential hopeful robot. It.
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Was returning from the burial of another
people pass a porter who was run over by
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a police patrol vehicle Monday police show
trying to lead to disperse the crowds in
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the presses Cheney was shot did people
possible to who identified himself as I said
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which missed the scene. Just to have
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a team mindset. Just the way I'm right
because here you are turning out that's
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where they get your man had been shot
right in the eye and you this is the real
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tragedy people possible express and Joel
to you ses several other supporters were
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injured during the incident he adds to
Ugandans Trey's up and defend themselves
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against the continued police use of excessive
force towards opposition supporters
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and this is a warning to people in the
police they are going to be used to commit
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a crime you are suddenly pay
for these crimes without
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a doubt but Ugandans are not going
to allow to be killed and this is
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a message to all Ugandans out there
Ugandans of all ages young they all words
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if you remain silent in situations such
as this going to kill each one of us you
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know like we have begun And so the idea
now is to say we need to begin to defend
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our lives a police statement
says Cheney whose father was
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a police officer was part of our road
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a crowd that disrupted traffic flow along
the high. And disregarded orders to
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discuss it say
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a crowd aggressively approached police
with some of them pelting the pieces with
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stones the statement said police used to
toot its Ts and bullets to disperse the
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group the statement say it is
50 general police has 0 debt
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a thorough investigation of the shooting
incident this is Catherine on the Fulvia
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a nice income. Ethiopia says
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it won't participate in talks this week
with Sudan and Egypt on construction of the
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$4000000000.00 us dollars grand Ethiopian
Renaissance jam on the Nile the talks
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were scheduled for Thursday and Friday
in Washington the us has hosted several
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rounds of negotiations that also included
the World Bank after years of trilateral
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negotiations failed in
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a statement on Twitter if the O.P.'s
ambassador to the United States for some I
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guess said quote Ethiopia will not sign any
agreements that gives up its rights on
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how to use its own Nile water and quote
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a 2nd statements by Ethiopia's ministry of
water irrigation and energy published by
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Ethiopia's state owns media said it would
not take part in the meetings because it
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has not completed internal consultations
if you hope is building the dam near its
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border with Sudan on the Blue Nile which
flows into the Nile River Ethiopia is
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seeking to increase energy production
for its growing population and become
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Africa's biggest power export are but Egypt
worries that the dam could reduce its
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water supply Egypt has long claimed ownership
of the bulk of the Nile's water the 3
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countries said last month they would sign
an agreement by the end of February turns
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their differences over the filling and
operation of the dam the nations said they
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had agreed on
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a schedule for staged filling of the dam
and mitigation mechanisms to adjust its
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filling in operation during dry periods and
drought but the nation's still have to
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finalize details on several aspects of the
dam including its safety and provisions
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for the resolution of disputes there was
no immediate comments from Egypt and Sudan
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about Ethiopia Ethiopia's decision not to
attend this week's talks. A senior South
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Sudanese official has rejected
criticism that his country is
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a serious violator of human rights in
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a speech to the un Human Rights Council
the official said that facts prove the
00:19:58
opposite to be true Lisa shrine reports
for view way from the council session in
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Geneva director general philology lateral
affairs of South Sudan Samuel la de la
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menso praises the decisions and compromises
made by his government he says this is
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enabled the formation of
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a national unity government in the interest
of sustainable peace and stability he
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says his government isn't forcing the
agreement by negotiating peace with the South
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Sudan opposition alliance at the same time
he says peace talks taking place with
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Sudan in the capital Juba are making progress
he says efforts to improve the human
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rights situation in this country are moving
ahead and this he says belies the un
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Council's depiction of South Sudan as the
worst country on Earth in terms of human
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rights violations he says this is contrary
to the realities on the ground my
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government would like to report that
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a social done has ruled that traditions
and gnomes with comparable as the
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respect. One another in all aspects
of life Consequently anyone who
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commits a crime touching when
dignity is severely punished
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a report published last week by the un
Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
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describes in detail what it calls the
widespread and pervasive sexual and gender
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based violence in the country the report
accuses both the government and opposition
00:21:34
of deliberately starving the
population as a tactic of war the u.n.
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Commission is scathing in its criticism of
the government which it says is riddled
00:21:44
with corruption the South Sudanese government
did not respond to the report at the
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time of its release and during his address
to the council. Also did not acknowledge
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the report and its findings Instead
he continued to stress the positive
00:22:01
developments and improvements in the human
rights situation in this country he
00:22:06
called on the council to remove South
Sudan from Item 4 which looks into human
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rights abuses in specific countries
reserved for those deemed to be the worst
00:22:17
violators countries that will come up for
review under that item during this month
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long session include North Korea Meehan
Maher South Sudan Iran Burundi Syria and
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Venezuela Lisa shrine for v.o.a.
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News Geneva. Cameroon's
constitutional council has
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ordered a rerun of the Feb 9th
National Assembly election in
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a majority of the crisis prone English
speaking regions due to allegations of
00:22:47
widespread it delays irregularities
and fraud by President Paul b.
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Is ruling Cameroon People's Democratic
Movement party that party was declared the
00:22:57
winner the opposition Social Democratic
friends that filed the complaint says it is
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ready for the rerun as the constitutional
Council's verdict cannot be appealed.
00:23:07
Maki Edwin Conseco reports from
you know day it was a very happy
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a position to share the
macaques it forms when came on
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a time going on Chief Justice
of Commons constitution
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a council pronounced divide calling for
the redrawn of the Fed one in 9 National
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Assembly lower house of parliament
election in my general c.
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Of the crisis prone English speaking
regions among the hundreds of kind of its
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observers and supporters of the various
political parties was Dennis Kemel
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spokesperson of the opposition Social
Democratic Front and electoral candidates in
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the English speaking the balance I've been
used to the view needs. Kemosabe he is
00:23:53
happy that the Constitutional Council
which has often been accused of being
00:23:58
manipulated by presidents Barbie is
neutral in its judgement suitable India
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can no more say is he is very thankful to
God Who has inspired the constitutional
00:24:11
council to render to justice for ones
because he can strongly confirm as an eye
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witness and imagine a player that
elections were held in my charity of the
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a polling stations as voters fled for their
lives the Social Democratic Front was
00:24:29
one of Moslem 40 political parties
that's 5 petitions with the Constitution
00:24:35
a council sitting that's the national
assembly elections were mobbed by violence
00:24:40
and massive fraud committed by the ruling
party opposition leader has accused the
00:24:47
ruling Cameron people's democratic movement
of ballot stuffing the opposition also
00:24:52
accused the military sent by the government
to protect the voters from insurgents
00:24:58
seeking to disrupt the polling of casting
multiple votes for the ruling party the
00:25:05
government has denied the accusations their
constitutional council determined there
00:25:11
was massive fraud by the ruling party
assisted by the government it's found that
00:25:17
the elections management body elect him
created new polling centers on the eve of
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the polling and informed under the ruling
party of where the centers were created
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the Constitution
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a council also ruled that the people
identified as opposition supporters were
00:25:36
chased from polling stations and that
separatist fighters who had vowed to disrupt
00:25:42
the elections play be just
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a majority of voters from casting their
ballots. Just search my damn lead counsel
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for the s.d.
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Of since the verdict reflects what transpired
in the English speaking regions where
00:25:57
clashes between the military and separatists
left scores that on Election Day
00:26:02
O'Connor said goes to just he says
the verdict of the Constitution
00:26:06
a Council confirms that the separatists
crisis in the English speaking north west
00:26:11
and south western region remains so violent
that's not just and credible elections
00:26:18
can take please go a war now assistant
secretary general of the ruling c.p.m.
00:26:24
Party says the party is disappointed but
will respect the verdict some. Said.
00:26:32
He says Presidents Barbi as Cameron peoples
democratic movements police have boxing
00:26:37
is very frustrated by divided because it
worked so hard to secure victories in
00:26:43
a majority of the English speaking regions
in spite of the crises he says as
00:26:49
a Republican Party it accept the verdict
of the Constitutional Council and is
00:26:55
already preparing for the redrawn according
to Cameron's electoral code the verdict
00:27:01
of the Constitution I counsel cannot be
appealed and fresh elections have to be
00:27:06
organized in a minimum of 20 days and a
maximum of 40 days after the court's
00:27:12
a verdict. But there are still fears the
election may not be successful as the
00:27:18
separatist crisis has continued with
00:27:21
a militant that was involved in
running but. Most of the petitions to
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passionately all totally concert and
election fraud what it checked for lack of
00:27:33
evidence. For video in.
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Young in Washington welcome
00:29:39
sunny side of Spore.
00:29:49
The countdown continues for the Tokyo well
lympics the year's biggest international
00:29:55
sporting event we're now $149.00 days
away to the mult Ice Sports jam brewery
00:30:02
in Japan concerns about the
spread of coronavirus though
00:30:09
continue to hang over the Tokyo games like
00:30:12
a dark cloud the A.P.'s Julie Walker
reports are the Summer Olympics in Japan
00:30:19
going ahead or not in the wake
of the coronavirus the i.o.c.
00:30:23
Says yes but not everyone is so certain
former International Olympic Committee Vice
00:30:28
President Dick Pound told the
Associated Press there's
00:30:31
a 3 month window to decide the
fate of the Summer Games However
00:30:35
a spokesman for the Japanese
government says the i.o.c.
00:30:37
Is going ahead with the Tokyo Olympics
and pounce opinion doesn't reflect the
00:30:42
official view the coronavirus that began
in China has infected more than 80000
00:30:47
people around 900 of them in Japan and
57 here in the United States are being
00:30:53
treated according to the government the
death toll globally is more than $2700.00
00:30:58
I'm Julie Walker thanks Julie Meanwhile
Tokyo Olympic officials are considering
00:31:05
scaling down the torch relay due
to concerns about coronavirus the
00:31:11
Tokyo 2020. The c.e.o.
00:31:14
To Sharon moto spoke to reporters
in Japanese on Wednesday. To.
00:31:24
Show Cole Oh. It's
00:31:28
a sinking ship he told. The settlements
00:31:35
motos says
00:31:36
a limp accord denies ORs are not thinking
of cancelling the torch relay at all he
00:31:42
says they are thinking of scaling it down
so they can prevent the corona virus from
00:31:48
spreading and they can go ahead and hold
the event muito also said the Tokyo
00:31:55
Olympic Committee's basic stance is that
the Olympics and Paralympics will go ahead
00:32:01
as planned. In moral lympics news South
African Caitlin Bruce Krantz made
00:32:08
history last year by becoming the
1st gym in her country to win
00:32:14
a gold medal at an international meet
earning her a spot on the nations
00:32:20
a live big team Reuss Krantz is
now training ahead of making her
00:32:24
a limp big debut in Tokyo ve always Anita
Powell filed this Olympic profile from
00:32:31
Johannesburg. Where it's been so that
this 1st gold medal to international
00:32:36
domestics got
00:32:37
a racially charged back in $2818.00 will
be the 1st African women since 2004
00:32:43
percent the country at the Olympics in
artistic Gnostics but it hasn't been easy
00:32:48
says his parents who trains up to 8 hours
per day struggle claims the paths to
00:32:53
success become hand in hand you know I've
been through so many injuries I can't
00:32:59
even tell you from in you know small little
pain the niggles to operation I went
00:33:04
when the operation you know so it's I have
I think I've had it all you know so not
00:33:09
been not only physical struggle but also
mental goes with you know injuries it
00:33:15
really does take a big toll
on your mental efficiency in
00:33:19
a sport like from that competitive to
last expose uncommon to this part of the
00:33:23
world and this work for popularity by
sports for rugby and cricket only to
00:33:28
sub-Saharan African nations to compete in
the picture now sticks or neighborhood
00:33:32
here in South Africa which is never going
to meet. With the help of her coach and
00:33:38
plans to change that you often get
00:33:39
a journalist who's really talented who's
not really prepared to put in the hours or
00:33:45
who definitely they don't maximize the
training hours but Caitlin and has got the
00:33:50
potential as well as the work
a stick and that just is
00:33:53
a winning combination Peteris
Krantz gave up her full time job as
00:33:57
a nurse and their larger house to support
her daughter's career it's worth it she
00:34:01
says Caitlin was born to be Janice. I mean
before she quits that she was morphing
00:34:07
all the time she was kicking her legs and
she was craving things and she was and
00:34:13
when she started walking like us it you
was all over the place you know she would
00:34:17
run and climb and tumble
in and she was just feel
00:34:24
as kitten responses best friend if you use
the South Africa's international trip
00:34:29
she hopes to secure the nation's 2nd spot
at the Olympics through March African
00:34:33
gymnastics trick trips Katyn is opening
doors we all are working hard and it is
00:34:38
getting better people are noticing us small
which is always writes she's amazing
00:34:43
she inspires me every day I tell her like
all the time like Caitlin I look up she
00:34:47
didn't like turn change she is amazing
she's motivational she supports the she
00:34:53
she's like
00:34:54
a Palin the gentle person just lunatic
that's who spent time in the spotlight in
00:34:58
South Africa through her stacks one country's
1st gold medal in an international
00:35:02
competition and the next person of
interest to John puts in 6 hours
00:35:07
a pretty good start and
00:35:08
a pal feeling used to him. Hi
00:35:27
this is Tatyana McFadden 17 time Paralympic
medals 7 time gold medalist 17 time
00:35:32
marathon champion and you're listening
to this Sunnyside of sports on waste of
00:35:37
America.
00:35:47
The 12 team basketball Africa league
or. Will tip off its inaugural
00:35:54
season on March 13th in Senegal.
The Port Harcourt based Rivers
00:36:00
hoopers team will represent Nigeria
in the be. Rivers hoopers have been
00:36:07
drawn in the Nile conference with Zamalek
of Egypt Union sportif monastery end of
00:36:14
to me Mozambique's Ferrovial Rio
de Maputo forces are made police
00:36:21
of Cameroon and Patriots
basketball club of Rwanda Rivers
00:36:27
hoopers are excited about competing
in the newbie. In an interview with
00:36:34
Iron Mike. Head coach Oh
go had this to say it's
00:36:39
a privilege to be sunk but
it's not easy to be. In
00:36:46
Africa oh. Sure you have you are very
pleased to have this kind of question that
00:36:53
you talk as if. You are being grouped in
being my local friends for maybe maybe
00:36:59
some of the b.
00:37:01
Ale bus gimbal Africa league What's your
reaction to the teams you find yourself in
00:37:06
that Michael brings it we knew it was
going to be like this going just to. Do
00:37:13
With the start of the new was going to
be easy any team go your country to.
00:37:20
France I think it's easy for us to make
it out to the next round so all after
00:37:27
tonight it's just. Too good to see me do
good to us. It's going to change how we
00:37:34
do not know yet because then we know what
that's something we don't know and it's
00:37:37
not always that it's going to. Get something
for sure how prepared is the team for
00:37:43
the take off all the Africa
leak well. Most of it.
00:37:51
Close to change all. Well and that was
truly because trust also conduct.
00:37:59
You know I'm that was what you
said what I want to tell you.
00:38:07
So I guess what you may tell
me what you're going to show
00:38:11
a little something so we're going to cost
literally came to town just what has been
00:38:17
the expectations from your
play out that badly in
00:38:21
a time and that it will
get into the n.b.a.
00:38:24
In the United States of America thanks
excited to my recent calls from everyone.
00:38:36
We knew of all this last year where you
went for the president calling you only
00:38:40
I'll try to wean them
00:38:41
a false sense of the excess so that's why
I love the president's call to make sure
00:38:47
to be well thought of this historic
event. That's. The head coach of
00:38:53
rivers hoopers basketball team and
spoke with Iron Mike and boneyard the
00:39:00
telephone from Port Harcourt
Nigeria. This is head coach
00:39:07
people to listen to the sunny side
of the course of America thank.
00:39:45
Goodness. For my mom now
your kids. If they don't
00:39:51
make your job you want to make sure this
leap on the Twitter more secure them. My
00:39:58
market is marked with basketball
you need to get to the net.
00:40:08
This is a virus I'm
00:40:11
a free. Why shouldn't I Roseanne.
00:40:36
Keep up.
00:41:02
The.
00:41:10
Sun
00:41:10
a young in Washington and you're listening
to the sunny side of sports on the Voice
00:41:17
of America in National Basketball
Association action Tuesday night the league
00:41:23
leading Milwaukee Bucks won their 50th
game of the season beating the defending
00:41:29
champion Toronto Raptors and Canada the
A.P.'s John let there be reports from
00:41:35
Toronto the Milwaukee Bucks be to write
a what their own game with a what
00:41:38
a week 97 when it's crucial Bank Arena the
Raptors got to within 6 on 2 occasions
00:41:43
in the 4th quarter but the Bucs were the
best defensive teams in the league protect
00:41:47
the hoop and took advantage of trouble
foul trouble to put this one away Chris
00:41:51
Middleton led the way for Milwaukee finishing
with 22 points with benefit as those
00:41:56
in the 1st quarter. I think you can use of
Ok the back of both of these things but
00:42:01
when you let it. Keep it for the whole
game yet is such a good boy I did
00:42:05
a double double 1000 points and 1000
rebounds Pascall SIAC up was to run as top
00:42:10
score with 22 the box of no one knowing
well their last 10 games joined other big
00:42:16
trouble Thanks John the box red hot now
let's go to southern California where
00:42:22
superstar Le Bron James had
00:42:24
a big game for the Los Angeles Lakers
the A.P.'s Mark Meyers reports from Los
00:42:30
Angeles California Le Bron James scored
00:42:33
a season high 40 points in the Lakers won
182109 win over the pelicans but again
00:42:39
it's not satisfaction
for me always comes in
00:42:41
a win no matter how well point it was at
00:42:44
a loss and satisfaction it also
to be out there my guys to get
00:42:48
a win win come on that's
always the greatest especially
00:42:51
a teammate Anthony Davis had
00:42:53
a solid all around night scoring 21
points 14 rebounds and 6 blocks shots the
00:42:59
Lakers have won 6 in
00:43:00
a row this was James 1st head to head
meeting against rookie female Xi'an
00:43:05
Williamson who had several impressive
dunks and finished with 29 points Brandon
00:43:10
Ingram was high scorer for New Orleans with
34 Marc Meyers Los Angeles thanks Mark
00:43:16
and more n.b.a.
00:43:17
News star guard Stephan Curry is aiming
to return to the Golden State Warriors
00:43:23
lineup on Sunday for the 1st time since
breaking his left hand in October.
00:43:30
Warriors coach Steve Curtis says the
hope is that Curry will be able to play
00:43:35
against my favorite team the Washington
Wizards Steph Curry has been practicing in
00:43:41
recent weeks and he will be
re-evaluated Sunday before
00:43:45
a final decision is made Steph hasn't
played since breaking his hand October 30th
00:43:53
against the Phoenix Suns the Warriors can
surely use Steph Curry back in the lineup
00:43:59
it seems like just yesterday the Warriors
were winning trophies and people were
00:44:05
talking dynasty but right now the Warriors
have the worst record in the n.b.a.
00:44:12
12 wins and 46 losses so I know they
want Steph Curry back to help them out
00:44:19
let's take
00:44:19
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Africa Russian tennis star Maria Sherif
povo announced her retirement from the
00:47:09
sport Wednesday at the age
of 30 to share a post is
00:47:13
a 5 time Grand Slam singles champion she
became one of the highest paid sportswomen
00:47:20
in the world using her
glamorous looks to secure
00:47:25
a lucrative advertising deals share
approach show. Povo broke the news of her
00:47:31
retirement in an article for the magazine
Vanity Fair her decision is hardly
00:47:37
a surprise as she has struggled with
injuries and poor form since returning from
00:47:44
a 15 month drug ban and 2017 the
result of testing positive for Mel
00:47:51
Dhoni I'm at the 2016 Australian Open
and I wanted to let you know that
00:47:58
a few days ago I received a letter from
the idea that I had failed a drug test
00:48:04
a test really an open I did fail the test
and I take full responsibility for it.
00:48:12
For the past 10 years I have been given
00:48:16
a medicine called Moser not
by my doctor my family doctor
00:48:22
and a few days ago after I received
00:48:24
a letter I found out that it
also has another name of. Which
00:48:31
I did not know it's very important for you
to understand that for 10 years medicine
00:48:38
was not on the widest band last and I had
been legally taking the medicine for
00:48:45
the past 10 years but on January
1st the rules had changed
00:48:51
and no don't Am became
00:48:54
a prohibited substance which
I had not known Maria share
00:48:59
a povo has played only 2 matches this
year losing in the 1st round of the
00:49:05
Australian Open and her singles
ranking has slid all the way down to
00:49:11
373 in that Vanity Fair
magazine article Cheryl Popa
00:49:18
says and I quote Looking back now I realize
that tennis has been my mountain my
00:49:24
path has been filled with valleys and
detours but the views from its peak were
00:49:31
incredible Maria share
00:49:33
a povo rip retiring from
tennis at the age of 32.
00:49:41
Off mommy joins us now from Kampala with
00:49:44
a feature on how the popular sport
of American style football is making
00:49:51
some inroads in you gun Ugandan
Stephen King was visiting
00:49:56
a friend at an orphanage in 2014 when he
noticed American volunteers introducing
00:50:01
the children to a game he
had only watched on t.v.
00:50:05
The death of an old architect asked if he
could also play and quickly became hooked
00:50:12
on American football or kings that had
organizing players and in $10.00 to $15.00
00:50:16
formed the American Football Federation
Uganda there are now 4 teams around the
00:50:22
country each with $23.00 plans the game
continues to grow we have very many
00:50:27
students and 2nd riscos that are willing
to have the game adopted into the sports
00:50:33
curriculum but you find out our biggest
challenge other coaches who don't have the
00:50:38
resources the human power to go and help
us with the support the teams also lack
00:50:43
helmets and Pods forcing them to play
flag football instead of the food contact
00:50:49
version of the game nevertheless in 2018
Uganda's National Council sports recall
00:50:55
denies the sports growing popularity with
$10000.00 to help fund the Federation
00:51:01
Council spokesman. Say American football
has shown great potential in schools
00:51:07
especially those teaching English the
language that you're going to use to teach I
00:51:13
this point is very important to sport who
is technically the entirely new English
00:51:18
touched down quarter by quite
receiver line backer those do not in
00:51:22
a way look at their legs that you're going
to be able to translate them so it's
00:51:26
easier when you traduce them within the
school system we have people studying
00:51:29
English because it's very easy
for them to interpret what is
00:51:33
a penny don't. While most players
the male women also play.
00:51:40
They included the Chumbley invest his
team Cup in Cairo I jus she say that it's
00:51:45
a challenge to convince Uganda Nieman that
American football is not too rough of
00:51:49
the game I think those who join wanted
to have not been having that routine
00:51:54
training but that skipped them but some
of them will like 5 others to coming out
00:51:59
I'm still convincing them in Ransome Would
you who coaches the Chambre good team
00:52:04
say these plans have shown great promise
in region of competitions we have in
00:52:08
a flag football whereby these Plaza need
to 1st understand in their roots their
00:52:14
running before missions
days starting to rethink
00:52:16
a game away after defense or face or running
back what receiver but when you look
00:52:22
at to deploy as they way they have good
whenever they can act some facilities that
00:52:26
we use in these techniques he gained his
national consonance bullets the FIA plans
00:52:31
to sponsor the team for
00:52:33
a training tool of the United States they
want to get his plans and the coaches to
00:52:38
learn more from the National Football
League they're going to ization responsible
00:52:42
for professional American football has money
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00:52:48
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00:53:21
oh go is the head coach of Rivers who
powers Nigeria's representative in the new
00:53:27
basketball Africa League and with
00:53:30
a nickname like Cooper's you know the
reverse Coopers like to hoop it up go
00:53:37
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00:56:51
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Lander touched down on Mars the space
00:56:56
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00:57:00
insight both above and deep below the red
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00:57:05
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$174.00 seismic events or Mars quakes
00:57:10
over
00:57:11
a period of $235.00 Martian days or $241.00
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00:57:16
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00:57:21
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00:57:25
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upfront Africa. This
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is News I'm Diane Roberts there are
nearly 80000 confirmed coronavirus cases
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worldwide.
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And we've got to do is restore the credibility
of the United States. Senator any
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closer char touted herself as
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a lawmaker who gets things done and courting
to Vanderbilt University in Tennessee
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last Congress I was the most
effective Democrat in the u.s.
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Senate and 15 metrics Bernie and Elizabeth
were in the bottom half she also noted
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that she backs lifting the u.s.
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Trade embargo on Cuba they like America
they want to be entrepreneurs and the way
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that we embrace them and not the socialist
regime is by opening up Cuba and
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starting to do business with them former
Vice President Joe Biden leads in the
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polls ahead of Saturday's vote
after the debate Peter put
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a judge's campaign canceled 3 private
fundraisers in South Florida planned for
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Wednesday they cite illness as the reason
for the cancellations global cases of the
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coronavirus have passed 80000 cases u.s.
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Military officials in South Korea
confirmed Wednesday the 1st infection of
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a service member the military says the
23 year old soldier is stationed at Camp
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Carroll a u.s.
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Army base near Daegu the epicenter of
the outbreak in Korea this is v.o.a.
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News Hong Kong's government is proposing
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a nearly $1300.00 cash handout for each
resident over 18 years old the money is to
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help alleviate hardships brought on by the
spreading viral outbreak and prolonged
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political protests. Parts of northern Italy
are on lockdown following an outbreak
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of the corona virus with at least 7 deaths
in the region as Europe struggles to
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contain coronavirus outbreaks and
religious ritual reports for v.o.a.
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From London northern Italy is the epicenter
of Europe's corona virus outbreak in
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the regions of Lombardi and Benito several
small towns have been put on lockdown
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and 50000 people have been told to stay
at home box with new cases reported in
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other it's highly in regions and in Spain
and Switzerland health authorities are
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struggling to contain the virus Iran is
one of the worst affected nations outside
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China with hundreds of
infections and more than
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a dozen confirmed deaths South Korea
is also badly hit and the u.s.
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Government has advised against all
nonessential travel there Henry Ridgwell view
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a news London a strong 5.9
magnitude earthquake hit
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a remote part of eastern Indonesia
Wednesday but there was no tsunami warning
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police say a bus plunged into
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a river in western India Wednesday
killing at least 24 people from
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a wedding party the driver lost control of
the bus after one of the vehicles tires
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burst as it was travelling on
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a highway 5 survivors are being treated
for injuries. India's prime minister is
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appealing for calm after 3 days
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a deadly clashes between Hindus and
Muslims in the capital after those
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clashes left at least $23.00 people dead
and more than $200.00 injured the rioting
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coincided with a visit by u.s.
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President Donald Trump to India the
clashes erupted between supporters and
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opponents of
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a new citizenship law but quickly deteriorated
into communal rioting armed police
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patrol the area Wednesday doctor said those
who died had gunshot and stab wounds or
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head injuries incurred from jumping from
Heights probably to escape rampaging mobs
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armed with stones iron rods and even guns
the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos on
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Wednesday staged
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a general strike people are protesting
against the construction of new migrant
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camps for
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a 2nd day protesters on Lesbos faced off
against riot police close to the site of
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a planned camp for up to $7000.00 people
small groups of protesters threw stones at
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the police who responded with tear gas
and flash grenades. This is video in
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a News I'm Diane Roberts.
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This is Africa news tonight on The
Voice of America. Good evening and
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welcome to Africa news tonight from the
English to Africa Service of their Voice of
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America your source for Pen Africa News
and World developments I'm Jason the
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thinking in Washington coming up. The
absolute number of people living in poverty
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on the continent has been increasing since
2013 owing him talk to high population
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growth rates that number has now reached
428000000 people. Africa. So has the
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highest prevalence of hunger the 22800000
people severely food insecure many of
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whom have to go to bed hungry
that's Ameena Mohammed the u.n.
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Deputed deputy secretary general saying
Africa must do more to fight poverty and
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hunger We'll have that story and much
more so stay with us on Africa news to.
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Our top story this hour parts of northern
Italy are on lockdown following an
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outbreak of the coronavirus or Cove it 19
as it's now known with at least 7 deaths
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in the region
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a sudden outbreaks in recent days from
South Korea to Iran to Italy have raised
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fears that the virus which originated in
China will spread even further around the
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world a new report warns
that Southeast Asian and
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a subsaharan African economies could be
badly hit even if there are no outbreaks
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there Henry Ridgwell reports from London
northern Italy is the epicenter of
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Europe's corona virus outbreak in the
regions of long buddy and Benito several
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small towns have been put on lockdown and
50000 people have been told to stay at
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home supermarket shelves are empty ing
of basic goods even in big cities like
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mainland prime minister Seppi Conte citizens
to heed government advice to the south
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you miss it he said this discomfort and
sacrifice which fund now is intended for 14
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days I hope will prove to be effective to
contain the spread of the virus bots with
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new cases reported in the Italian regions
and in Spain and Switzerland health
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authorities are struggling to contain
the virus virologist Dr still costs of
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Britain's University of North Korea says
it's vital people do all they can to stop
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it spread the containment procedure. As
though to effectively dampen down the
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intensity of transmission and stretch it
out so to prevent an overload in health
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care settings Iran is one of the worst
affected nations outside China with hundreds
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of infections and more than
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a dozen confirmed deaths South Korea
is also badly hit and the u.s.
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Government has advised against all
nonessential travel there in China where the
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virus 1st appeared in late December
infections have topped 77000 with more than 2
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and
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a half 1000 deaths again Dr stir your smarts
just the window of opportunity for stopping
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this disease from becoming
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a pandemic is narrowing very fast when the
entire community at the moment has come
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to supporting various will
eventually develop into
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a pandemic However I have to point out
that in the past we've had similar fears
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what has happened is that viruses just
died down dire where the global economic
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cost could hit 360
$1000000000.00 according to
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a report from the Overseas
Development Institute or o.d.i.
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Which warns sub-Saharan Africa stands to
lose $4000000000.00 in export revenue
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oil and copper prices are sharply down and
big exporters to China such as Angola
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are suffering the o.d.i.
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Says Sri Lanka Vietnam and the Philippines
will be worst its Sherrilyn raga is
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co-author of the report everybody is looking
back at the size and bout in 2003 but
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of course if we look back China is now 4
times bigger than the judging that I'm off
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on the SARS outbreak and it's more connect
that there are now to global value
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chains and manufacturing sector
scientists are racing to produce
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a vaccine for the virus with the 1st human
trial scheduled for April by then the
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covert 19 How break could be
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a full pandemic with serious consequences
for not. Still health systems and the
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global economy and we reach
Well the viewing News London.
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Police say they killed $22.00 arms quote
evildoers and quote in clashes outside
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Bujumbura and claims the group was
planning to use the lead up to the May
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presidential election as
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a distraction 2 members of the police
force were killed and 6 attackers were
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captured Police say residents tips them
off that gunmen were hiding in coffee
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plantations in neon district but the
Associated Press cited local sources as saying
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at least 12 people were actually executed
Sunday in New York after being arrested
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by police and a ruling party youth
group the election in May will choose
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a successor to president's
Pir the current Zs
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a former rebel leader who has helped power
since 2005 the previous election in 2015
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was marred by deadly unrest amid widespread
protests against President increases
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ultimately successful pursuit of another
term dozens of activists and dissidents
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have since been arrested killed
or have fled the country.
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A United Nations official has visited
Zimbabwe and urged African governments to do
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more to reach the 2030 sustainable
development goals Columbus my vulgar reports
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from the resort town of Victoria
Falls where the un is holding
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a forum on sustainable development that
Italy ordered what I don't want to say is
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poverty and hunger or he
thinks of when you x.
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Up it has been like that since you dropped
out of school after his father died and
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isn't what escaped the poverty cycle and
you need to did it 2 years Yeah but as you
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mentioned you know pointing trees fall
I don't want to say this I only have 2
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chickens that's all I have if you want to
give me something and you want it cannot
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hold I have to say and of myself I
do not even have Edison or there's
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a hunger here as we have to buy food from
shops if you plunder gropes son bends
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them or excessive rains destroy the plans
I wish the old man that's present in
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Muslim and we can come in and out
10 him to create opportunities for
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employment at the moment they the
us government officials giving jobs
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to those that are close to them if there
were many employment opportunities that
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would not be
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a problem but that would thing he said
sitting next to his bedroom made off
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poles and it is
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a is is consent of the building will fall
on him one day because it has been of
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aiming
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a lot lately and the mud is speeding but
as an innocent Managua save his government
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was making strides in fighting poverty and
hunger in Zimbabwe him by investing in
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it innumerable images.
Or. How far back the
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African continent contributes least
to climate change yet it is the most
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severely affected continent mitigation of
climate change must be purged are used
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game it is that here as evidenced
by the droughts that ravaging
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our continent in southern Africa we
experienced the roof of climate change
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through sector loans die in the
kind of last year 29000 as well as
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the recurring droughts
for us Susan Bradley.
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Fleischer said the United Nations sees
that occurring trials and the collapsing
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economy evidence outed in more than half
over some public school pollution being
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food insecure weapons and the
meeting in Victoria Falls
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a minimal Ahmed the
United Nations deputy 6
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a general seed Africa had to do more
to fight poverty and hunger the
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absolute number of people living in poverty
on the continent has been increasing
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since 2013 owing in part to high population
growth rates that number has now
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reached 428000000 people. Africa also has
the highest prevalence of hunger with
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22800000 people severely food insecure many
of whom have to go to bed hungry moment
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to Media Player to do more grunt less
such problems in the Tour de Force or the
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smugglers border with Zambia and the secret.
Of the Africa that is not for our own
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sustainable development she said he'd
she was also concerned about gender
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inequality income inequality and.
A bit of you with unemployment in
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Africa for people of color
more in all without
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a job loss of drinking water or
facilities he made one day smile
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for more that some people send about
his plight but the UN's action taken
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soon almost
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a mile from viewing was force. Former
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Egyptian President Hosni
Mubarak today was honored with
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a military funeral that focused on the
former fighter pilots career in the
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country's armed forces Mubarak who ruled
from 1981 until he was ousted in the Arab
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Spring protests of. 2011 died yesterday in
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a Cairo hospital Egyptian television
stations aired Mubarak's state funeral which
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current presidents up the Fattal Sisi
and other senior leaders attended while
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Mubarak was known as a
dictator who crushed
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a sense he also maintains peace with
Israel and build strong relationships with
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several Western governments including the
United States after his ouster Mubarak
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was jailed for his role in the deaths of
hundreds of Arab Spring protesters but he
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was freed in 2017 after the
convictions were overturned following
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a fellow general all cc's rise
to power. And in Uganda another
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activist has been killed as Ugandan police
faced off with supporters of opposition
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leader Bobby wine's people power group
several others were injured during the
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scuffle Catherine Lumby reports from Kampala
youthful done chain it was among the
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supporters of the people Paul appreciate
group gathered along the highway none
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Sanaa a couple a suburb chanting people
past Logan's as they waited to catch
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a glimpse of their leader
presidential hopeful robot. It.
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Was returning from the burial of another
people pass a porter who was run over by
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a police patrol vehicle Monday police show
trying to lead to disperse the crowds in
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the presses Cheney was shot did people
possible to who identified himself as I said
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which missed the scene. Just to have
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a team mindset. Just the way I'm right
because here you are turning out that's
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where they get your man had been shot
right in the eye and you this is the real
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tragedy people possible express and Joel
to you ses several other supporters were
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injured during the incident he adds to
Ugandans Trey's up and defend themselves
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against the continued police use of excessive
force towards opposition supporters
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and this is a warning to people in the
police they are going to be used to commit
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a crime you are suddenly pay
for these crimes without
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a doubt but Ugandans are not going
to allow to be killed and this is
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a message to all Ugandans out there
Ugandans of all ages young they all words
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if you remain silent in situations such
as this going to kill each one of us you
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know like we have begun And so the idea
now is to say we need to begin to defend
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our lives a police statement
says Cheney whose father was
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a police officer was part of our road
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a crowd that disrupted traffic flow along
the high. And disregarded orders to
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discuss it say
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a crowd aggressively approached police
with some of them pelting the pieces with
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stones the statement said police used to
toot its Ts and bullets to disperse the
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group the statement say it is
50 general police has 0 debt
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a thorough investigation of the shooting
incident this is Catherine on the Fulvia
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a nice income. Ethiopia says
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it won't participate in talks this week
with Sudan and Egypt on construction of the
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$4000000000.00 us dollars grand Ethiopian
Renaissance jam on the Nile the talks
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were scheduled for Thursday and Friday
in Washington the us has hosted several
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rounds of negotiations that also included
the World Bank after years of trilateral
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negotiations failed in
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a statement on Twitter if the O.P.'s
ambassador to the United States for some I
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guess said quote Ethiopia will not sign any
agreements that gives up its rights on
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how to use its own Nile water and quote
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a 2nd statements by Ethiopia's ministry of
water irrigation and energy published by
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Ethiopia's state owns media said it would
not take part in the meetings because it
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has not completed internal consultations
if you hope is building the dam near its
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border with Sudan on the Blue Nile which
flows into the Nile River Ethiopia is
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seeking to increase energy production
for its growing population and become
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Africa's biggest power export are but Egypt
worries that the dam could reduce its
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water supply Egypt has long claimed ownership
of the bulk of the Nile's water the 3
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countries said last month they would sign
an agreement by the end of February turns
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their differences over the filling and
operation of the dam the nations said they
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had agreed on
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a schedule for staged filling of the dam
and mitigation mechanisms to adjust its
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filling in operation during dry periods and
drought but the nation's still have to
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finalize details on several aspects of the
dam including its safety and provisions
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for the resolution of disputes there was
no immediate comments from Egypt and Sudan
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about Ethiopia Ethiopia's decision not to
attend this week's talks. A senior South
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Sudanese official has rejected
criticism that his country is
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a serious violator of human rights in
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a speech to the un Human Rights Council
the official said that facts prove the
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opposite to be true Lisa shrine reports
for view way from the council session in
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Geneva director general philology lateral
affairs of South Sudan Samuel la de la
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menso praises the decisions and compromises
made by his government he says this is
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enabled the formation of
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a national unity government in the interest
of sustainable peace and stability he
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says his government isn't forcing the
agreement by negotiating peace with the South
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Sudan opposition alliance at the same time
he says peace talks taking place with
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Sudan in the capital Juba are making progress
he says efforts to improve the human
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rights situation in this country are moving
ahead and this he says belies the un
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Council's depiction of South Sudan as the
worst country on Earth in terms of human
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rights violations he says this is contrary
to the realities on the ground my
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government would like to report that
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a social done has ruled that traditions
and gnomes with comparable as the
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respect. One another in all aspects
of life Consequently anyone who
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commits a crime touching when
dignity is severely punished
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a report published last week by the un
Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
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describes in detail what it calls the
widespread and pervasive sexual and gender
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based violence in the country the report
accuses both the government and opposition
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of deliberately starving the
population as a tactic of war the u.n.
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Commission is scathing in its criticism of
the government which it says is riddled
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with corruption the South Sudanese government
did not respond to the report at the
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time of its release and during his address
to the council. Also did not acknowledge
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the report and its findings Instead
he continued to stress the positive
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developments and improvements in the human
rights situation in this country he
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called on the council to remove South
Sudan from Item 4 which looks into human
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rights abuses in specific countries
reserved for those deemed to be the worst
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violators countries that will come up for
review under that item during this month
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long session include North Korea Meehan
Maher South Sudan Iran Burundi Syria and
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Venezuela Lisa shrine for v.o.a.
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News Geneva. Cameroon's
constitutional council has
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ordered a rerun of the Feb 9th
National Assembly election in
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a majority of the crisis prone English
speaking regions due to allegations of
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widespread it delays irregularities
and fraud by President Paul b.
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Is ruling Cameroon People's Democratic
Movement party that party was declared the
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winner the opposition Social Democratic
friends that filed the complaint says it is
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ready for the rerun as the constitutional
Council's verdict cannot be appealed.
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Maki Edwin Conseco reports from
you know day it was a very happy
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a position to share the
macaques it forms when came on
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a time going on Chief Justice
of Commons constitution
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a council pronounced divide calling for
the redrawn of the Fed one in 9 National
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Assembly lower house of parliament
election in my general c.
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Of the crisis prone English speaking
regions among the hundreds of kind of its
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observers and supporters of the various
political parties was Dennis Kemel
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spokesperson of the opposition Social
Democratic Front and electoral candidates in
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the English speaking the balance I've been
used to the view needs. Kemosabe he is
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happy that the Constitutional Council
which has often been accused of being
00:23:58
manipulated by presidents Barbie is
neutral in its judgement suitable India
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can no more say is he is very thankful to
God Who has inspired the constitutional
00:24:11
council to render to justice for ones
because he can strongly confirm as an eye
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witness and imagine a player that
elections were held in my charity of the
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a polling stations as voters fled for their
lives the Social Democratic Front was
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one of Moslem 40 political parties
that's 5 petitions with the Constitution
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a council sitting that's the national
assembly elections were mobbed by violence
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and massive fraud committed by the ruling
party opposition leader has accused the
00:24:47
ruling Cameron people's democratic movement
of ballot stuffing the opposition also
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accused the military sent by the government
to protect the voters from insurgents
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seeking to disrupt the polling of casting
multiple votes for the ruling party the
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government has denied the accusations their
constitutional council determined there
00:25:11
was massive fraud by the ruling party
assisted by the government it's found that
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the elections management body elect him
created new polling centers on the eve of
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the polling and informed under the ruling
party of where the centers were created
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the Constitution
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a council also ruled that the people
identified as opposition supporters were
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chased from polling stations and that
separatist fighters who had vowed to disrupt
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the elections play be just
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a majority of voters from casting their
ballots. Just search my damn lead counsel
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for the s.d.
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Of since the verdict reflects what transpired
in the English speaking regions where
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clashes between the military and separatists
left scores that on Election Day
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O'Connor said goes to just he says
the verdict of the Constitution
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a Council confirms that the separatists
crisis in the English speaking north west
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and south western region remains so violent
that's not just and credible elections
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can take please go a war now assistant
secretary general of the ruling c.p.m.
00:26:24
Party says the party is disappointed but
will respect the verdict some. Said.
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He says Presidents Barbi as Cameron peoples
democratic movements police have boxing
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is very frustrated by divided because it
worked so hard to secure victories in
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a majority of the English speaking regions
in spite of the crises he says as
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a Republican Party it accept the verdict
of the Constitutional Council and is
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already preparing for the redrawn according
to Cameron's electoral code the verdict
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of the Constitution I counsel cannot be
appealed and fresh elections have to be
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organized in a minimum of 20 days and a
maximum of 40 days after the court's
00:27:12
a verdict. But there are still fears the
election may not be successful as the
00:27:18
separatist crisis has continued with
00:27:21
a militant that was involved in
running but. Most of the petitions to
00:27:28
passionately all totally concert and
election fraud what it checked for lack of
00:27:33
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Young in Washington welcome
00:29:39
sunny side of Spore.
00:29:49
The countdown continues for the Tokyo well
lympics the year's biggest international
00:29:55
sporting event we're now $149.00 days
away to the mult Ice Sports jam brewery
00:30:02
in Japan concerns about the
spread of coronavirus though
00:30:09
continue to hang over the Tokyo games like
00:30:12
a dark cloud the A.P.'s Julie Walker
reports are the Summer Olympics in Japan
00:30:19
going ahead or not in the wake
of the coronavirus the i.o.c.
00:30:23
Says yes but not everyone is so certain
former International Olympic Committee Vice
00:30:28
President Dick Pound told the
Associated Press there's
00:30:31
a 3 month window to decide the
fate of the Summer Games However
00:30:35
a spokesman for the Japanese
government says the i.o.c.
00:30:37
Is going ahead with the Tokyo Olympics
and pounce opinion doesn't reflect the
00:30:42
official view the coronavirus that began
in China has infected more than 80000
00:30:47
people around 900 of them in Japan and
57 here in the United States are being
00:30:53
treated according to the government the
death toll globally is more than $2700.00
00:30:58
I'm Julie Walker thanks Julie Meanwhile
Tokyo Olympic officials are considering
00:31:05
scaling down the torch relay due
to concerns about coronavirus the
00:31:11
Tokyo 2020. The c.e.o.
00:31:14
To Sharon moto spoke to reporters
in Japanese on Wednesday. To.
00:31:24
Show Cole Oh. It's
00:31:28
a sinking ship he told. The settlements
00:31:35
motos says
00:31:36
a limp accord denies ORs are not thinking
of cancelling the torch relay at all he
00:31:42
says they are thinking of scaling it down
so they can prevent the corona virus from
00:31:48
spreading and they can go ahead and hold
the event muito also said the Tokyo
00:31:55
Olympic Committee's basic stance is that
the Olympics and Paralympics will go ahead
00:32:01
as planned. In moral lympics news South
African Caitlin Bruce Krantz made
00:32:08
history last year by becoming the
1st gym in her country to win
00:32:14
a gold medal at an international meet
earning her a spot on the nations
00:32:20
a live big team Reuss Krantz is
now training ahead of making her
00:32:24
a limp big debut in Tokyo ve always Anita
Powell filed this Olympic profile from
00:32:31
Johannesburg. Where it's been so that
this 1st gold medal to international
00:32:36
domestics got
00:32:37
a racially charged back in $2818.00 will
be the 1st African women since 2004
00:32:43
percent the country at the Olympics in
artistic Gnostics but it hasn't been easy
00:32:48
says his parents who trains up to 8 hours
per day struggle claims the paths to
00:32:53
success become hand in hand you know I've
been through so many injuries I can't
00:32:59
even tell you from in you know small little
pain the niggles to operation I went
00:33:04
when the operation you know so it's I have
I think I've had it all you know so not
00:33:09
been not only physical struggle but also
mental goes with you know injuries it
00:33:15
really does take a big toll
on your mental efficiency in
00:33:19
a sport like from that competitive to
last expose uncommon to this part of the
00:33:23
world and this work for popularity by
sports for rugby and cricket only to
00:33:28
sub-Saharan African nations to compete in
the picture now sticks or neighborhood
00:33:32
here in South Africa which is never going
to meet. With the help of her coach and
00:33:38
plans to change that you often get
00:33:39
a journalist who's really talented who's
not really prepared to put in the hours or
00:33:45
who definitely they don't maximize the
training hours but Caitlin and has got the
00:33:50
potential as well as the work
a stick and that just is
00:33:53
a winning combination Peteris
Krantz gave up her full time job as
00:33:57
a nurse and their larger house to support
her daughter's career it's worth it she
00:34:01
says Caitlin was born to be Janice. I mean
before she quits that she was morphing
00:34:07
all the time she was kicking her legs and
she was craving things and she was and
00:34:13
when she started walking like us it you
was all over the place you know she would
00:34:17
run and climb and tumble
in and she was just feel
00:34:24
as kitten responses best friend if you use
the South Africa's international trip
00:34:29
she hopes to secure the nation's 2nd spot
at the Olympics through March African
00:34:33
gymnastics trick trips Katyn is opening
doors we all are working hard and it is
00:34:38
getting better people are noticing us small
which is always writes she's amazing
00:34:43
she inspires me every day I tell her like
all the time like Caitlin I look up she
00:34:47
didn't like turn change she is amazing
she's motivational she supports the she
00:34:53
she's like
00:34:54
a Palin the gentle person just lunatic
that's who spent time in the spotlight in
00:34:58
South Africa through her stacks one country's
1st gold medal in an international
00:35:02
competition and the next person of
interest to John puts in 6 hours
00:35:07
a pretty good start and
00:35:08
a pal feeling used to him. Hi
00:35:27
this is Tatyana McFadden 17 time Paralympic
medals 7 time gold medalist 17 time
00:35:32
marathon champion and you're listening
to this Sunnyside of sports on waste of
00:35:37
America.
00:35:47
The 12 team basketball Africa league
or. Will tip off its inaugural
00:35:54
season on March 13th in Senegal.
The Port Harcourt based Rivers
00:36:00
hoopers team will represent Nigeria
in the be. Rivers hoopers have been
00:36:07
drawn in the Nile conference with Zamalek
of Egypt Union sportif monastery end of
00:36:14
to me Mozambique's Ferrovial Rio
de Maputo forces are made police
00:36:21
of Cameroon and Patriots
basketball club of Rwanda Rivers
00:36:27
hoopers are excited about competing
in the newbie. In an interview with
00:36:34
Iron Mike. Head coach Oh
go had this to say it's
00:36:39
a privilege to be sunk but
it's not easy to be. In
00:36:46
Africa oh. Sure you have you are very
pleased to have this kind of question that
00:36:53
you talk as if. You are being grouped in
being my local friends for maybe maybe
00:36:59
some of the b.
00:37:01
Ale bus gimbal Africa league What's your
reaction to the teams you find yourself in
00:37:06
that Michael brings it we knew it was
going to be like this going just to. Do
00:37:13
With the start of the new was going to
be easy any team go your country to.
00:37:20
France I think it's easy for us to make
it out to the next round so all after
00:37:27
tonight it's just. Too good to see me do
good to us. It's going to change how we
00:37:34
do not know yet because then we know what
that's something we don't know and it's
00:37:37
not always that it's going to. Get something
for sure how prepared is the team for
00:37:43
the take off all the Africa
leak well. Most of it.
00:37:51
Close to change all. Well and that was
truly because trust also conduct.
00:37:59
You know I'm that was what you
said what I want to tell you.
00:38:07
So I guess what you may tell
me what you're going to show
00:38:11
a little something so we're going to cost
literally came to town just what has been
00:38:17
the expectations from your
play out that badly in
00:38:21
a time and that it will
get into the n.b.a.
00:38:24
In the United States of America thanks
excited to my recent calls from everyone.
00:38:36
We knew of all this last year where you
went for the president calling you only
00:38:40
I'll try to wean them
00:38:41
a false sense of the excess so that's why
I love the president's call to make sure
00:38:47
to be well thought of this historic
event. That's. The head coach of
00:38:53
rivers hoopers basketball team and
spoke with Iron Mike and boneyard the
00:39:00
telephone from Port Harcourt
Nigeria. This is head coach
00:39:07
people to listen to the sunny side
of the course of America thank.
00:39:45
Goodness. For my mom now
your kids. If they don't
00:39:51
make your job you want to make sure this
leap on the Twitter more secure them. My
00:39:58
market is marked with basketball
you need to get to the net.
00:40:08
This is a virus I'm
00:40:11
a free. Why shouldn't I Roseanne.
00:40:36
Keep up.
00:41:02
The.
00:41:10
Sun
00:41:10
a young in Washington and you're listening
to the sunny side of sports on the Voice
00:41:17
of America in National Basketball
Association action Tuesday night the league
00:41:23
leading Milwaukee Bucks won their 50th
game of the season beating the defending
00:41:29
champion Toronto Raptors and Canada the
A.P.'s John let there be reports from
00:41:35
Toronto the Milwaukee Bucks be to write
a what their own game with a what
00:41:38
a week 97 when it's crucial Bank Arena the
Raptors got to within 6 on 2 occasions
00:41:43
in the 4th quarter but the Bucs were the
best defensive teams in the league protect
00:41:47
the hoop and took advantage of trouble
foul trouble to put this one away Chris
00:41:51
Middleton led the way for Milwaukee finishing
with 22 points with benefit as those
00:41:56
in the 1st quarter. I think you can use of
Ok the back of both of these things but
00:42:01
when you let it. Keep it for the whole
game yet is such a good boy I did
00:42:05
a double double 1000 points and 1000
rebounds Pascall SIAC up was to run as top
00:42:10
score with 22 the box of no one knowing
well their last 10 games joined other big
00:42:16
trouble Thanks John the box red hot now
let's go to southern California where
00:42:22
superstar Le Bron James had
00:42:24
a big game for the Los Angeles Lakers
the A.P.'s Mark Meyers reports from Los
00:42:30
Angeles California Le Bron James scored
00:42:33
a season high 40 points in the Lakers won
182109 win over the pelicans but again
00:42:39
it's not satisfaction
for me always comes in
00:42:41
a win no matter how well point it was at
00:42:44
a loss and satisfaction it also
to be out there my guys to get
00:42:48
a win win come on that's
always the greatest especially
00:42:51
a teammate Anthony Davis had
00:42:53
a solid all around night scoring 21
points 14 rebounds and 6 blocks shots the
00:42:59
Lakers have won 6 in
00:43:00
a row this was James 1st head to head
meeting against rookie female Xi'an
00:43:05
Williamson who had several impressive
dunks and finished with 29 points Brandon
00:43:10
Ingram was high scorer for New Orleans with
34 Marc Meyers Los Angeles thanks Mark
00:43:16
and more n.b.a.
00:43:17
News star guard Stephan Curry is aiming
to return to the Golden State Warriors
00:43:23
lineup on Sunday for the 1st time since
breaking his left hand in October.
00:43:30
Warriors coach Steve Curtis says the
hope is that Curry will be able to play
00:43:35
against my favorite team the Washington
Wizards Steph Curry has been practicing in
00:43:41
recent weeks and he will be
re-evaluated Sunday before
00:43:45
a final decision is made Steph hasn't
played since breaking his hand October 30th
00:43:53
against the Phoenix Suns the Warriors can
surely use Steph Curry back in the lineup
00:43:59
it seems like just yesterday the Warriors
were winning trophies and people were
00:44:05
talking dynasty but right now the Warriors
have the worst record in the n.b.a.
00:44:12
12 wins and 46 losses so I know they
want Steph Curry back to help them out
00:44:19
let's take
00:44:19
a break down for these Voice of America
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00:47:03
Africa Russian tennis star Maria Sherif
povo announced her retirement from the
00:47:09
sport Wednesday at the age
of 30 to share a post is
00:47:13
a 5 time Grand Slam singles champion she
became one of the highest paid sportswomen
00:47:20
in the world using her
glamorous looks to secure
00:47:25
a lucrative advertising deals share
approach show. Povo broke the news of her
00:47:31
retirement in an article for the magazine
Vanity Fair her decision is hardly
00:47:37
a surprise as she has struggled with
injuries and poor form since returning from
00:47:44
a 15 month drug ban and 2017 the
result of testing positive for Mel
00:47:51
Dhoni I'm at the 2016 Australian Open
and I wanted to let you know that
00:47:58
a few days ago I received a letter from
the idea that I had failed a drug test
00:48:04
a test really an open I did fail the test
and I take full responsibility for it.
00:48:12
For the past 10 years I have been given
00:48:16
a medicine called Moser not
by my doctor my family doctor
00:48:22
and a few days ago after I received
00:48:24
a letter I found out that it
also has another name of. Which
00:48:31
I did not know it's very important for you
to understand that for 10 years medicine
00:48:38
was not on the widest band last and I had
been legally taking the medicine for
00:48:45
the past 10 years but on January
1st the rules had changed
00:48:51
and no don't Am became
00:48:54
a prohibited substance which
I had not known Maria share
00:48:59
a povo has played only 2 matches this
year losing in the 1st round of the
00:49:05
Australian Open and her singles
ranking has slid all the way down to
00:49:11
373 in that Vanity Fair
magazine article Cheryl Popa
00:49:18
says and I quote Looking back now I realize
that tennis has been my mountain my
00:49:24
path has been filled with valleys and
detours but the views from its peak were
00:49:31
incredible Maria share
00:49:33
a povo rip retiring from
tennis at the age of 32.
00:49:41
Off mommy joins us now from Kampala with
00:49:44
a feature on how the popular sport
of American style football is making
00:49:51
some inroads in you gun Ugandan
Stephen King was visiting
00:49:56
a friend at an orphanage in 2014 when he
noticed American volunteers introducing
00:50:01
the children to a game he
had only watched on t.v.
00:50:05
The death of an old architect asked if he
could also play and quickly became hooked
00:50:12
on American football or kings that had
organizing players and in $10.00 to $15.00
00:50:16
formed the American Football Federation
Uganda there are now 4 teams around the
00:50:22
country each with $23.00 plans the game
continues to grow we have very many
00:50:27
students and 2nd riscos that are willing
to have the game adopted into the sports
00:50:33
curriculum but you find out our biggest
challenge other coaches who don't have the
00:50:38
resources the human power to go and help
us with the support the teams also lack
00:50:43
helmets and Pods forcing them to play
flag football instead of the food contact
00:50:49
version of the game nevertheless in 2018
Uganda's National Council sports recall
00:50:55
denies the sports growing popularity with
$10000.00 to help fund the Federation
00:51:01
Council spokesman. Say American football
has shown great potential in schools
00:51:07
especially those teaching English the
language that you're going to use to teach I
00:51:13
this point is very important to sport who
is technically the entirely new English
00:51:18
touched down quarter by quite
receiver line backer those do not in
00:51:22
a way look at their legs that you're going
to be able to translate them so it's
00:51:26
easier when you traduce them within the
school system we have people studying
00:51:29
English because it's very easy
for them to interpret what is
00:51:33
a penny don't. While most players
the male women also play.
00:51:40
They included the Chumbley invest his
team Cup in Cairo I jus she say that it's
00:51:45
a challenge to convince Uganda Nieman that
American football is not too rough of
00:51:49
the game I think those who join wanted
to have not been having that routine
00:51:54
training but that skipped them but some
of them will like 5 others to coming out
00:51:59
I'm still convincing them in Ransome Would
you who coaches the Chambre good team
00:52:04
say these plans have shown great promise
in region of competitions we have in
00:52:08
a flag football whereby these Plaza need
to 1st understand in their roots their
00:52:14
running before missions
days starting to rethink
00:52:16
a game away after defense or face or running
back what receiver but when you look
00:52:22
at to deploy as they way they have good
whenever they can act some facilities that
00:52:26
we use in these techniques he gained his
national consonance bullets the FIA plans
00:52:31
to sponsor the team for
00:52:33
a training tool of the United States they
want to get his plans and the coaches to
00:52:38
learn more from the National Football
League they're going to ization responsible
00:52:42
for professional American football has money
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00:52:48
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00:53:15
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00:53:21
oh go is the head coach of Rivers who
powers Nigeria's representative in the new
00:53:27
basketball Africa League and with
00:53:30
a nickname like Cooper's you know the
reverse Coopers like to hoop it up go
00:53:37
wherever superiors and that. Wraps up
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00:53:43
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00:56:51
a little over 15 months since NASA is inside
Lander touched down on Mars the space
00:56:56
agency reports that 6 new published papers
detail some of the findings made by
00:57:00
insight both above and deep below the red
planet's surface scientists found that
00:57:05
Mars travels much more than expected with
$174.00 seismic events or Mars quakes
00:57:10
over
00:57:11
a period of $235.00 Martian days or $241.00
and I have Earth Day Mars doesn't have
00:57:16
the same tectonic activity that causes
quakes here on Earth so scientists suggest
00:57:21
volcanic activity are causing the Mars
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00:57:25
magnetic field billions of years ago inside
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00:57:30
existed magnetized rocks located between
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00:57:35
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about everything nothing is off the table
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place you must go in
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a charter school is just you know we're
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a network like. Down
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to Africa you can go on this week we're
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